John Curtis Holmes (né Estes; August 8, 1944 â€" March 13, 1988),
better known as John C. Holmes or Johnny Wadd (after the lead
character he portrayed in a series of related films), was, at the time
he was active, one of the most prolific male adult film actors, with
documented credits for at least 573 films.Holmes was best known for
his exceptionally large penis, which was heavily promoted as the
longest, thickest, hardest, and longest lasting in the adult film
industry, with seminal volume second only to fellow adult actor Peter
North's. However, no documented measurement of Holmes' actual penis’
length, girth, tumescence, sexual stamina, or ejaculate volume has
ever been confirmed. Near the end of his life, Holmes attained
notoriety for his reputed involvement in the Wonderland murders of
July 1981 and eventually for his death from complications caused by
AIDS in March 1988. Holmes was the subject of several books, a lengthy
essay in Rolling Stone and two feature-length documentaries, and was
the inspiration for two Hollywood movies (Boogie Nights and
Wonderland).Holmes was born John Curtis Estes on August 8, 1944, in
the small rural town of Ashville, Ohio, about 11 miles (18 km) south
of Columbus. He was the youngest of four children born to 26-year-old
Mary June (née Barton) Holmes, but the name of his father, railroad
worker Carl Estes, is left blank on his birth certificate. Mary had
married Edgar Harvey Holmes, who was the father of her three older
children - Dale, Edward and Anne. She and Holmes were married and
divorced three times, as is documented by wedding certificates dated
April 13, 1936, August 13, 1945, and September 12, 1947. At the time
of their first marriage in 1936, Edgar was 35 years old and divorced,
while Mary was 17. After divorcing for the third and final time, Edgar
and Mary each married one more time.
better known as John C. Holmes or Johnny Wadd (after the lead
character he portrayed in a series of related films), was, at the time
he was active, one of the most prolific male adult film actors, with
documented credits for at least 573 films.Holmes was best known for
his exceptionally large penis, which was heavily promoted as the
longest, thickest, hardest, and longest lasting in the adult film
industry, with seminal volume second only to fellow adult actor Peter
North's. However, no documented measurement of Holmes' actual penis’
length, girth, tumescence, sexual stamina, or ejaculate volume has
ever been confirmed. Near the end of his life, Holmes attained
notoriety for his reputed involvement in the Wonderland murders of
July 1981 and eventually for his death from complications caused by
AIDS in March 1988. Holmes was the subject of several books, a lengthy
essay in Rolling Stone and two feature-length documentaries, and was
the inspiration for two Hollywood movies (Boogie Nights and
Wonderland).Holmes was born John Curtis Estes on August 8, 1944, in
the small rural town of Ashville, Ohio, about 11 miles (18 km) south
of Columbus. He was the youngest of four children born to 26-year-old
Mary June (née Barton) Holmes, but the name of his father, railroad
worker Carl Estes, is left blank on his birth certificate. Mary had
married Edgar Harvey Holmes, who was the father of her three older
children - Dale, Edward and Anne. She and Holmes were married and
divorced three times, as is documented by wedding certificates dated
April 13, 1936, August 13, 1945, and September 12, 1947. At the time
of their first marriage in 1936, Edgar was 35 years old and divorced,
while Mary was 17. After divorcing for the third and final time, Edgar
and Mary each married one more time.
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